Wellington Girls’ Supports Intellectual Disabilities
By Siobhan Davies
Last year, Wellington Girls’ College raised $2793 for Wellington Free Ambulance, 2010’s chosen charity. This year, WGC has chosen IHC to be their charity.
IHC helps people with intellectual disabilities in New Zealand and the people around them. They speak out for the rights, inclusion and welfare of people suffering from these kinds of disabilities and support them to live happy, safe, and enjoyable lives.
An intellectual disability is diagnosed by a significantly below-average score of mental ability or intelligence and limitations in the ability to function in areas of daily life, e.g. communication.
Across the world there are 13,000 families who struggle with the pressure of raising a child who suffers from an intellectual disability. There are 29,000 adults across New Zealand who have intellectual disabilities, and IHC aims to help all of these people, not just by funding them but by changing laws that discriminate them.
Last year, Wellington Girls’ College raised $2793 for Wellington Free Ambulance, 2010’s chosen charity. This year, WGC has chosen IHC to be their charity.
IHC helps people with intellectual disabilities in New Zealand and the people around them. They speak out for the rights, inclusion and welfare of people suffering from these kinds of disabilities and support them to live happy, safe, and enjoyable lives.
An intellectual disability is diagnosed by a significantly below-average score of mental ability or intelligence and limitations in the ability to function in areas of daily life, e.g. communication.
Across the world there are 13,000 families who struggle with the pressure of raising a child who suffers from an intellectual disability. There are 29,000 adults across New Zealand who have intellectual disabilities, and IHC aims to help all of these people, not just by funding them but by changing laws that discriminate them.
IHC is New Zealand’s biggest provider of service to people with intellectual disabilities. They believe that people with intellectual disabilities have a right to be part of the workforce and be paid to do so.
“I think it’s awesome and a very good charity to be supporting,” said Year 10 student, Madeleine Gavaler.
From a mixture of mufti days and gold-coin entry events, WGC has already managed to raise around $515 for IHC this year.
“It’s great that our school community is doing this,” said Year 9 student Sophie Ballantyne. “It’s wonderful that we have all come together to support IHC.”
